Table 3.
Food insecurity by social and demographic variables. Greenland Population Health Survey 2018. N = 1886. Adjustment for age and sex in general linear models
| Food insecure | ||
|---|---|---|
| N | % | |
| Age group | ||
| 15–24 | 242 | 19.3 |
| 25–34 | 226 | 13.2 |
| 35–59 | 899 | 9.1 |
| 60+ | 519 | 3.3 |
| Total | 1886 | p < 0.0001 |
| Men | 842 | 10.9 |
| Women | 1044 | 7.9 |
| Total | 1886 | p = 0.025 |
| Household | ||
| Households with children 0–17 year old | 785 | 7.2 |
| Households without children | 1101 | 10.8 |
| Total | 1886 | p = 0.018 |
| Household Asset Score | ||
| 0–2 | 320 | 20.3 |
| 3 | 272 | 17.9 |
| 4 | 361 | 8.8 |
| 5 | 506 | 5.5 |
| 6 | 427 | 0.4 |
| Total | 1886 | p < 0.0001 |
| Highest attained educationa | ||
| Primary school | 763 | 12.5 |
| Upper secondary school | 73 | 5.0 |
| Short vocational (< 2 years) | 642 | 7.0 |
| Medium long (2–3 years) | 270 | 3.6 |
| Long, university(4+ years) | 25 | 0.5 |
| Total | 1773 | p < 0.0001 |
| Job categoryb | ||
| Not working | 239 | 28.1 |
| Students | 97 | 12.9 |
| Unskilled labourers | 497 | 9.8 |
| Hunters/fishermen and families | 51 | 5.3 |
| Skilled workers | 382 | 5.5 |
| White collar employees | 207 | 3.4 |
| Total | 1473 | p < 0.0001 |
a 18+ year old participants
b 18–65 year old participants